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Contents

About

Topics

Reader
How
Related Publications

Chapter 1

Disks, Drives, Files and

This Manual

Covered

to

Use the Manual

Directories

Contents

3

Disks

and Drivenames

Drives
Files

and Filenames

Choosing

a f ilename

Wildcards

Directories

Pathnames

Using Floppy Disks

Formatting
Saving work

f loppy disks

onto

Changing the default drive
Backing up
Write

your

protecting

your
RAM Disk
Using a

Chapter

Station as

2

a Standalone Computer

Using Windows

Simple Windows

Starting

Windows

Using a mouse

to

How
How to make

run an application

selections

With a mouse
With

the keyboard

Using dialogue

Full

screen applications

boxes

Moving between
Arranging

the screen
Closing an application
Managing

your

files with

floppy disks

files

disks

window

one

Windows

from Windows

and another

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With a mouse
With the

Windows for Specialised

Configuring stations
Configuring Windows

Display options for
Special display options
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Running standard applications

X Series,
PC-186 stations
PIF files

Additional

The
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Running out
For more

Chapter

keyboard

notes

Format

and

3

Using the MS-DOS

Running a Program from

session

Users

X Series, PC-286 and PC-386 stations

the level of

PC-286 and PC-386

command

Resident

printers

of memory

information

Operating

MS-DOS

Mode

MS-DOS Commands

Printing
MS-DOS

Transferring

Files on the Network

Commands

Files

which need Special

Between Network

display option

performance

display options

from Windows

stations

programs

System

Stations

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About This Manual

Topics

Reader

This manualtells

Covered

This manual

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the filing system

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using

o

using MS-DOS

It also covers

o

RM Nimbus PC-186

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covers three main

Windows 2.1 on

all

PC-2B6

Nimbus

PC-386

X Series

you

how

your

on

possible

About

to use

a station on an RM Network 3.

topics:

your

station

station

types of stations as follows:

This Manual

How

This

manual is intended
Windows
Beginners
network,

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network

to

Use the Manual

Read
reading,

work requires.

2.1 or MS-DOS.

Guide which

and the RM
managers will

users.

the manual

you

will

for network

contains

menus.

also find this

sequentially

probably

You

need

users who have access

should have already read the Network

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manual useful when advising

f rom cover

to refer to sections occasionally

to cover. After

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to either

the

f irst

as

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your

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Related Publications

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You may also find the

find

the following

Network 3 Beginners

Network 3
Microsoft Windows User Guide

Microsoft MS-DOS 4 Reference Guide

PC-386

Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1

Managers Handbook

stations

publications

Guide

Reference Guide for PC-186

various computer handbooks

usefulwhen

for X Series,

reading this manual:

PC-286 and

stations

guides

and

useful.

Drives, Files and Directories

Disks,

Disks

Disks, Drives, Files

This chapter is in

directory. Then it

you

If

are

can

store

disk

already

disks

(or

drive,

this chapter, but do

Disks are used to store
magnetic surface of the disk.

Winchester
amounts of information.
inside it or attached
and

Floppy disks
holds much less information
inserted into a floppy disk drive when

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parts.

two

describes how to use

an

take

(also

to

your

work.

diskettes) also store

or one

First, it explains terms

experienced

note of the drivenames

programs

known as hard

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it;

this stores the

than

or

more.

computer user

and data

a winchester disk.

Chapter

and

floppy disks on

which are encoded on the

or fixed disks) hold

server has a winchester dlsk

programs

programs

it

needed. Stations

is

Directories

such as file and

your

station.

you

used on the network.

used on the network,

work, but each

or

skip

can

A f loppy disk

very

much of

large

can

1

one

is

have no

Drives

Drivenames

and

A drivename usually refers to a

sometimes to the disk in it) or to a

On a network, drive N is

The

disk.
Windows indicate that

MS-DOS

prompt

you

do is stored there unless

can also be made available by

f iles.

particular

your personal

N:b or the

are logged onto this drive

you give

your

part

other instructions.

network

server's winchester disk.

of the

area of the server's

highlighted N drive

manager for

loppy disk drive

f

(and

winchester

symbol in

-

so any work

Drives K, L, and M

your personal

you

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There are other areas

possibly

and
information.
much about these, as the network is set up so that
have access to

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your

lf

drivenames. The first
drivename

Part of
disk drive, with

ln MS-DOS,

a colon, and then

<ENTER>

A:

ln Windows,

new drive letter - for example, <CTRUA>.
The drive

storing

drives

These

log

onto the

station has

A. lf

your

station's internal memory can be

you

you

you

log onto becomes the default drive

and loading work unless

of the server's winchester disk

R and S)which hold

are

programs you

public

its own

you

its

own

log onto a different drive by

press

click on the drive

public

the

need.

drives to run

"local"

(or

only)

have a localwinchester disk, it has

drivename.

<ENTER>

disk

floppy

you provide

programs

drives. You do not

programs,

or try to save

drives, they

disk drive

your

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for example:

symbol

or

on a station

set up as though

network

typing its letter

press

alternative instructions.

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P and

and other

need to know very

you

automatically

work on them.

have their own

has

the drivename

manager about this.

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with

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were a

by

the

Files

Filenames

and

programs

The work done and

'Yiles"

on disk.

Applications
as

easily.

SAVE.

You must

Choosing a

A filename consists of a main

the

create files for

provide

filename

your

a filename so that the file can

part

filename LETTER.DOC has the main

.DOC.

on

used

work when

and an extension.

part

network are stored in

the

you

LETTER

commands,

enter

be found

For example, the

and the extension

such

Oisks,

Drives,

Fi[es

and

Directories

The
use
name

main

letters

indicates

part

and

ANN_MEMO

It doesn't

as lower

matter

case

not include

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applies

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up

to three

that
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programs

directory

without

cannot

coMl

whalever

extension

letters

you

or

the

for example,

which

listings,

fullstops.)

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represents
number

filename.

are the

any

of

characters

of

numbers

what

or

FEBFIGS

if

characters

spaces.

be AUX,

or coM2

the

is

usually

computer

the

the

single

a filename

and

information

you

type

are

PBN,

as

exlension,

chosen

which

follow

can

files

with

computer

extensions

characters

character

-

usually

consists

punctuation

some

the file

or CLASS4.

the

name

automatically

COMA,

for

a f ull

COMB,

reserves

you

MS-Dos

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recognize

names

ending

"run"

can

are shown

*

or

? in a filename

within a name,

the

whole main

of up to

eight

contains.

in lower

converted

LPT1,

these lor its

you

cannol

by applications,

stop. lt

describes

it

and treat

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"execute".

or

in a separate

characters - you

marks.

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case letters

to capitals.

LPT2, LpT3,

own use.

AUX.TXT.

use

the type

it in an

.COM or

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or

extension.

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and

represents

part

or extension

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or in

capitals,

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and

consists

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if the

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represents

with

Directories

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directory
and

these

diagram

you

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on disks

containing

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its

can

of

one simple

all the

are

deleting

are

stored in

symbol

contain

files in

files

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a directory:

lhem!

groups

has

The root

furlher

directory

it is useful for

known as

at least

one directory,

directory

suMirectories,

structure.

copying files,

directories.

may

contain

and

so on. Below

but

called

the

subdirectories,

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root

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and 'subdirectory"

are often used

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files on first.

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your

directory of the

your

station normally stores work on, and

own suMirectory into which

Pathnames

using

When

subdirectories,

the subdirectory which contains the file

address of the CUBE.BAS file

A : \ SUBD IR1

This means

\PROGRAMS \CUBE

that

the file is

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network

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your

lf

statiort

stored on floppy
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metallic objects

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field

example,

its

has

disks. You can also

disks with

in boxes when

or electrical

your

current

disk is the one

you

you

use a

may be:

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in

PROGRAMS subdireclory

the

you

if

need more details.

own floppy disk

care. Always keep

they are not in use.

equipment which may

station

monitor).

you

the one it looks for

are automatically

pathname

you

drive(s) built

load

to

want. For

programs

them

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in,

in their

not store them

generate

are logged onto

this case

give

example, the

your

from floppy disks.

you

logged.

have

the address of

of

the

work

can be

paper

plastic

or

near

a magnetic

-

Always

label disks so that

you

can see what files they contain.

Disks, Drives, Files and Directories

lnsert a floppy disk into

Make
slide edge first.

The disk
know the drivename of each local disk drive so that

sure

the

label faces upwards.

drives

on

a floppy disk drive

your

station are known as

like this:

lnsert a 3.5" disk

"local"

to it and load files from it.

Your f irst local f loppy

your

other local drives are shown on the screen which

the sign-on screen when

disk drive is

you

given

switch on

the drive

or reset

letter A. The names for

your

with the

drives. You need to

you

station.

metal

can send files

appears

before

Formatting floppy

New floppy disks need to be
known as

careful as formatting removes any information which
on a disk.

To format

"formatting"

disk:

a

disks

prepared

the disk. Old disks can

before they can store

be formatted, but be

lnseft a blank, high-density disk in drive A. Then:

you

o
o

Then

are working

lf

command from

you

lf

are working from MS-DOS,

FORMAT A:<ENTER>

press

<ENTER> again

from Windows, use the

the Special menu.

type:

to confirm

"Format

the disk is in

files.

is currently

Data Disk"

place.

This

stored

is

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Guide

lf the disk

FORMAT A:

lnformation

formatting

Saving

It

is a

then the space
quickly.

the disk

o

ln the Windows
symbol or

o

ln MS-DOS, before starting
A:

o

ln an application,

(Also,
want to load.)

Always

you

want

to format is a low-density disk, the command

/4

about the formatting

place.

takes

work

good

Do this

you

<ENTER>

onto

idea to save

on the server's winchester disk does not

logging

by

want to use).

MS-DOS Executive, select A by

pressing

type

type A: before

keep at least two copies

<CTRUA>.

Changing the default

The drive which
drive)

is

drive

your

station normally uses to store

N. To change this to drive A, type:

process

floppy

your

work files directly onto

on to drive A

an application, type:

A:

before the name of the file

appears

disks

(or

the letter

on the screen

floppy disks since
for the drive

clicking on the

the name of a file saved on drive

of important liles. See

"Backing

drive

files

become

to be saved.

A which

your

up

liles" below.

"default"

(the

is:

as

full too
holding

you

SETDD A:

This ensures that
application,

instruction. You

SETDD N:

or alternatively
(though

<ENTER>

and that files are stored

<ENTER>

by resetting

you

will need to log

you

always return to drive A after running

on A unless

you

give

can return the default to drive N by typing:

your

station by typing <CTRUALT/DEL>

again).

on

an

a different

Disks, Drives,

Files

and Directories

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possible,

lf

disks in case the

you

lf

need to format

To copy a file from

logged

onto drive N,

the following instructions.

ln the Windows

o

Highlight the filename
keys.

o

Select the Copy

your

up

make backup

originalfiles are lost or damaged.

a new floppy disk see the instructions above.

drive N to a disk in drive A, make sure

put

MS-DOS Executive:

command from the File menu. A

this appears:

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your

important files on f loppy

disk

into

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drive

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you

then carry out

r

copies of all

formatted

a

by clicking on it or using the direction

are

(arrow)

box" like

Check that the filename

in the

correct name.

Move the
and

Click on OK or

type A:

cursor to the

press

<ENTER>.

you

want is in the

"To"

box by clicking in it or using the Tab

"Copy"

box; if

is

it

not, type

key,

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ln MS-DOS:

Guide

Type COPY
then

the drive

COPY
To copy a

drives, insert
want to copy to
instruction

COPY

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drive
are asked

Write

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write

To do this:

o

you

lf
special sticker.

you

r

lf

back

followed by

FISH.PTC A:<ENTER>

file from one disk

the disk with

(for

FISH.PIC B:

exactly

is

to do so. The drive

protecting

prevent

protecting

have

have 3.5" disks,

of the disk to

want

the filename

to copy

you

to another,

into drive B, log

example)

from one disk

the same

the file into

:

to another if

except that

will be both A and B.

your

liles on

the disk.

5.25" disks, cover

a f loppy disk

move the

revealthe hole

of the file

it to. For example:

if

drive A and the formatted

onto drive A and then

you

you

want to

you

have two floppy disk

give

you

have only one floppy

to

need

swap

disks

from being changed or deleted

the notch

on the edge of the disk with

plastic

slide in one corner of

underneath.

the

disks

copy and

disk

when

the

you

disk

you

by

a

RAM DisK

Some of
drive.
name. Ask

10

your

station's internal

This is called

your

manager

a silicon disk

memory

for details.

can be set up as if it were

or a RAM disk. lt is

given

its

own drive

a disk

Disks,

Drives,

Files and

Directories

Using

a Station

your

To

use

an MS-DOS system

operating

you

lf

intend

mode

and are

is worth running

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disconnect the
system disk in the drive
operating
drive.

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computer but keep

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your

on

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using a standalone Nimbus.

as a

Nimbus as

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a standalone computer,

disk. First,

system on

using

you

system

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your

going

just

network cable from the back of

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to

start it up many times during that

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want

and on stafi up

on the network

the whole

the network cable intact.

above cases,

Nimbus

or restart it with <CTRUALT/DEb.

supplied with

you

your

disk drive rather than the network.

Nimbus must

period

"Boot

can start it

be set to look for

of time in

device" to First floppy.

standalone

period,

to start it up once in standalone mode

your

your

but evetually

of the T-piece from

put

the

system disk

your

station for f ull instructions

computer. lnsert the

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attempts to find

it loads it from the

the connector

in the drive and switch

up from

then

you

disk

on the

the

it

can

an

on

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Using

Windows

Windows
complicated work
once
performed

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it, ask

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o

o

2.1 is a set of

you

are

used to the basic techniques, many complex tasks can

quickly

guide

can

your

network manager for help

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station.

Windows for specialised

information for

or who want to

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programs

easy. lt takes some time to learn to

and easily.

give you

only a brief introduction to Windows. To

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users who want to customise their copy of Windows,

non-Windows

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which is designed to make

just

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or

experiment!

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using Windows on

to

users. This contains more advanced

applications from Windows.

Windows

use

Windows, but

find out more

you

need to know.

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represented
as required.

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as an

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several different applications can be displayed at the

application

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on the screen. You can move between tasks

"window"

or

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icon is a

displayed

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on the

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screen at

you

tells

present.

that an

application is loaded

but not

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when
you

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and

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to select

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from Windows

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from

from the

your

station and

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to

automatically

a menu.

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of Windows
type:

and

from many

with a mouse.

you

lf

prompt

(not

when

have access

by typing:

available for

set up for use, it can

applications. Some

you

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log

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the right-hand

move the

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of

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surface,

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your

hand

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button has no effect

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pick

pointer

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move when

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on

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type:

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disk

in

your

in

drive

station,

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and

displayed.

you

have

a disk

COPY
COPY

to

a different

copies a

part.

file from

For example:

Using the MS-DOS

one disk to another,

or f rom one

Operating

paft

of a disk

System

COPY N:MEMO.DOC

oopies

the MEMO.DOC

drivename
included.)

DEL

DEL deletes

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deletes
drive

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careful with
such as
delete

MKDIR
MKDIR

MKDIR NEWDIR<ENTER>

opens

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of the drive

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allthe

you

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which

files by mistakel

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creates

a new

abbreviate

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changes

A:<ENTER>

files; for example:

files with the

logged

the DEL

represents any

Directory)

a new directory;

sub directory

this command

Directory)

to a named

file from

you

are logged

extension

onto.

command,

called NEWDIR

directory;for

drive N to a disk in drive

onto does not need to

(temporary

.TMP

particularly

selection of characters. lt

for

example:

when using a

your

in

current directory.

to MD.

example:

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be

files)from

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to

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logs

onto

current

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can

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systems

XMODE

XMODE

RM

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the NEWDIR

directory).

abbreviate

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this

or

only)

switches

your

subdirectory

command

check mode,

slation

between

(provided

is

it

a subdirectory

to CD.

X Series, PC-286

RM and IBM Mode;for example:

and PC-386

of the

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sets

XMODE IBM

Guide

your

station

to RM

Mode. The

reverse is:

To find

XMODE COMPAT<ENTER>

SETPC

See the PC-186 IBM

Printing

MS-DOS

Files

print

To
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PRINT

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printer,

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on the

a file

on a networked

<filename)

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if

type:

TEST.

use the PRINT

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mode

are in, type:

mode, PC-186

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manual for

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printer,

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to

print

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want

TXT PRN<ENTER>

command

systems

type:

name>(ENTER>

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the file

opposed

to the NET PRINT command)to print

need

onty)

details of how to use

your

default

Special

Care

SETPC.

on

3A

With some

network

are

1. The

station is

the differences:

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copy f iles
disk

drives

exceptions

the same

and

over the

at the station.

and additions

as using

RESTORE
network.

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listed below, using MSDOS

it on a standalone Nimbus.

commands

can be used, however,

cannot reliably be

at a

These

used

with local

to

Using the MS-DOS

Operating

System

2. The following

winchester:
CHKDSK

DISKCOPY
XVERIFY
FORMAT
JOIN
RECOVER
SUBST
SYS

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station
new

PORMAT

lf

on the

use SYS after

3.

To use

APPEND

PATH

SET

USE

you

by

is logged

floppy disk

you

want

new disk,

the following

need

your

can be

A:<ENTER>

to know

manager.

commands

used on

on

in drive

to

use the /S

you

FORMAT.

cannot

a localfloppy

to the network.

A from

option in

need an

commands:

about the

network

be used

drive N by typing:

FORMAT, to

MS-DOS system disk.

on any drive

or winchester disk

For example,

put

you

"environment'

on the

while

can format

the

system

Alternatively,

which

is set up

server

the

a

files

Transferring

There

are

between
The

PUT command
winchester
copy

the file

type:

PUT EXAMPLE3

Files

two special

yourself

disk

Between

and other

copies

called

EXAMPLE3.DOC,

. DOC<ENTER>

network

the

commands

network

one of

"Pool'directory

Network

users: PUT

your

f iles to an area

log

onto

the drive containing

Stations

that allow the transfer

and GET.

of the

server's

the

flPOOL).

For example,

of

f iles

to

file and

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Another network user
directory with the GET command:

GET EXAMPLE3 . DOC<ENTER>

EXAMPLE3.DOC is automatically deleted from

in the "Pool", so that several users may take

copy

/K

option:

GET EXAMPLE3.DOC

To ensure that PUT and GET work correctly,

filenames

pathnames.)

and

(eg

...)

can then copy

/K<ENTER>

pathnames.

or

this file into their

(See

chapter

do not use

current drive and

"Pool'.

the

copies of it, use the

1 for

To

keep a

ambiguous

details of filenames

.

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